Author: Tony Grist

With suppressors more popular than ever for everything from hunting to plinking to home defense, shoppers are faced with abundant options. Helping them pick out the suppressor that’s really right for them is your job, and that’s going to be based almost entirely on how they plan to use it. The market is flooded with suppressors that will all do just fine for range work and for hunting, but when you’re faced with a customer who needs a suppressor for serious tactical work — like law enforcement and other defense professionals — not just any suppressor will do.Defense professionals face particular…

For decades, warfighters have accepted unnecessary weight as part of the job. Extra ounces became extra pounds. Extra pounds became fatigue. Fatigue became slower movement, reduced endurance, and increased physical wear over time. Everyone acknowledged the burden. Few questioned whether it was avoidable. Blue Force Gear did. Long before “lightweight” became an industry buzzword, Blue Force Gear engineered a system designed to reduce load carriage weight without sacrificing durability, capability, or compatibility. The result was Helium Whisper®, a patented attachment system that fundamentally changed what modern load-bearing equipment could be. Helium Whisper pouches reduce weight by up to 50 percent compared to legacy pouch designs while remaining fully…

Built for speed and reliability, the TT SGL Mag Pouch Clamp M4 from Tasmanian Tiger features an integrated plastic clamping device that holds magazines firmly while allowing fast insertion and removal. Elastic side compression and an elastic cord closure provide added retention and adaptability across varying magazine sizes. Compatible with 2-inch belts and MOLLE systems, it works well for belt carry or as a magazine return pouch. Constructed from Cordura 700 den fabric (500 den in Multicam), the pouch measures 5.1 x 3.15 x 1 inches, weighs 4.2 ounces and includes a removable 3D polymer pull tab for enhanced reload…

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Kinetic C-UAS Industry Day Gathers Armament Experts for Networking, Tech Updates PICATINNY ARSENAL, N.J — More than 150 government and industry leaders convened at Picatinny Arsenal on April 28 for the Kinetic C-UAS Industry Day to forge critical partnerships and accelerate the development kinetic drone-defeat technologies to ensure U.S. warfighters maintain technological overmatch. The summit centered on kinetic counter-unmanned aircraft systems (C-UAS), technologies engineered to detect, track and physically destroy hostile drones, distinct from non-kinetic systems that rely on electronic jamming or redirection. Senior Scientific Technical Manager for Weapons and Software Engineering Tony Pezzano noted a desire to firmly establish…

Achilles Heel Tactical has officially launched the AHT Podcast, a long-form conversational platform hosted by AHT instructor David Acosta Jr., intended to extend many of the discussions that naturally happen around its training programs. The debut episode, “The Genesis of AHT,” features founder Rick Crawley discussing the origins of Achilles Heel Tactical, the philosophy behind the company, and the standards that continue to shape its direction today. For those who have trained with AHT, the format will feel familiar. Some of the most meaningful conversations don’t happen while standing on the firing line. They happen during lunch, after class, or…

Iran was reported on Sunday to have submitted its response to the latest U.S. proposal to end the Iran War, as a ceasefire to the conflict entered its 33rd day. According to Iran’s IRNA news agency, the proposal focuses exclusively on ending the war, with broader issues to be tabled for the future. Details of Iran’s latest proposal are not yet public.  Iran’s previous demands have included lifting of the U.S. naval blockade, sanctions relief and the release of Iran’s frozen assets, the withdrawal of U.S. forces from areas surrounding Iran, and nonaggression guarantees. Tehran has also insisted that the…

Indirect peace talks between the U.S. and Iran ramped up this weekend, with Qatar playing an important mediating role. As the White House awaited an Iranian response to its latest peace proposal, Vice President J.D. Vance met Friday with the prime minister of Qatar, Axios reports. The prime minister, Sheikh Mohammed Bin Abdul Rahman al-Thani, flew to Washington for the meeting and departed right after. While he had been expected to return to Doha, he flew to Miami, where he met the next day with U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff and Secretary of State Marco Rubio. Subscribe Today …

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